Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 2 March 2021,Federated States Of Micronesia
IFES Election Guide to elect ten of the fourteen seats of the Congress of Micronesia for a two-year term. There are no political parties and all candidates stood as independents.

Electoral system

The 14-member

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has ten members elected every two years by

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in single-member constituencies and four senators (representing each of the four states,

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, Chuuk, Pohnpei and

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) who are elected every four years, the last time being in

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and the next time in 2023.

Results

References

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